{{Infobox settlement | settlement_type = Town | native_name = ပျဉ်းမနားမြို့ | official_name = Pyinmana | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map = Burma | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Pyinmana, Myanmar (Burma) | image_skyline = Pyinmana, Myanmar (Burma) - panoramio (3).jpg | imagesize = 270px | image_map = | map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Myanmar}} | subdivision_type1 = Territory | subdivision_name1 = Naypyidaw Union Territory | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Pyinmana District | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Pyinmana Township | unit_pref = Imperial | area_total_km2 = | population_as_of = 2006 est. | population_blank1 = Bamar, Burmese Indians, Kayin | population_blank1_title = Ethnicities | population_blank2 = Theravada Buddhism, Islam | population_blank2_title = Religions | population_density_km2 = auto | population_total = 100001 | coordinates = {{coord|19|45|N|96|12|E|region:MM|display=inline}} | elevation_ft = | elevation_m = | timezone = MMT | utc_offset = +6.30 | website = }} '''Pyinmana''' ({{MYname|MY=ပျဉ်းမနားမြို့|MLCTS=pyanymana: mrui.}}, {{IPA|my|pjɪ́ɰ̃məná mjo̰|pron}}; population: 100,000 (2006 estimate)) is a logging town and sugarcane refinery center in the Naypyidaw Union Territory of Myanmar. The administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a militarized greenfield site (which the leader, Than Shwe, dubbed Naypyidaw, or Royal City) two miles (3.2 km) west of Pyinmana on November 6, 2005. As of 2014, the city has an urban population of 72,010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pyinmana (Township, Myanmar) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/myanmar/admin/detkhina/150201__pyinmana/|access-date=2021-04-03|website=www.citypopulation.de|archive-date=2021-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125183731/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/myanmar/admin/detkhina/150201__pyinmana/|url-status=live}}</ref>
During World War II, Pyinmana was the base of the Burma Independence Army (later renamed and reorganized into the Burma Defence Army by the Japanese).<ref>McGirk, Jan (November 8, 2005). [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/burmas-rulers-take-the-road-to-mandalay-514353.html Burma's rulers take the road to Mandalay]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''The Independent''.</ref>
== Climate ==
Pyinmana has a tropical savanna climate with a dry winter (Köppen-Geiger climate type ''Aw''). This means that it has a clear wet season and a clear dry season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate and Weather Averages in Pyinmana, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar |url=https://nomadseason.com/climate/myanmar/nay-pyi-taw/pyinmana.html |website=Nomad Season |access-date=March 30, 2025}} </ref>
{{Weather box | location = Pyinmana (1991–2020) | single line = Y | metric first = Y | width = auto |collapsed = Y |Jan high C = 31.6 |Feb high C = 34.5 |Mar high C = 37.4 |Apr high C = 38.8 |May high C = 36.1 |Jun high C = 32.7 |Jul high C = 31.5 |Aug high C = 31.3 |Sep high C = 32.6 |Oct high C = 33.3 |Nov high C = 32.5 |Dec high C = 31.0 | year high C = 33.6 |Jan mean C = 23.3 |Feb mean C = 25.5 |Mar mean C = 29.0 |Apr mean C = 31.6 |May mean C = 30.5 |Jun mean C = 28.5 |Jul mean C = 27.8 |Aug mean C = 27.7 |Sep mean C = 28.3 |Oct mean C = 28.4 |Nov mean C = 26.5 |Dec mean C = 23.7 | year mean C = 27.6 |Jan low C = 15.0 |Feb low C = 16.4 |Mar low C = 20.6 |Apr low C = 24.3 |May low C = 24.8 |Jun low C = 24.3 |Jul low C = 24.1 |Aug low C = 24.0 |Sep low C = 24.1 |Oct low C = 23.5 |Nov low C = 20.5 |Dec low C = 16.5 | year low C = 21.5 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 4.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 5.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 5.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 33.7 |May precipitation mm = 151.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 215.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 230.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 273.1 |Sep precipitation mm = 177.9 |Oct precipitation mm = 160.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 38.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 9.2 | year precipitation mm = 1306.6 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 0.7 |Feb precipitation days = 0.4 |Mar precipitation days = 0.9 |Apr precipitation days = 3.0 |May precipitation days = 10.1 |Jun precipitation days = 17.0 |Jul precipitation days = 18.9 |Aug precipitation days = 21.2 |Sep precipitation days = 14.7 |Oct precipitation days = 10.3 |Nov precipitation days = 2.4 |Dec precipitation days = 0.8 |year precipitation days = 100.5 |source 1 = World Meteorological Organization<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Myanmar/CSV/Pyinmana_48074.csv | title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 | publisher = World Meteorological Organization | access-date = 16 October 2023}}</ref> }}
==Notable residents== * Bo Let Ya, (1911-1978) Army general
==See also== * Pyinmana Township
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Coord|19|45|N|96|12|E|type:city|display=title}} {{Naypyidaw Union Territory}}
Category:Populated places in Mandalay Region Category:Township capitals of Myanmar
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